"Finland people performed very well, let them keep up the good work!" German Army A Army Group Commander General Blomberg was very satisfied with the Finnish Army's performance in this battle.
"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander. The area occupied by one hundred thousand Finns in the urban area of Ulyanovgrad is larger than that occupied by the two hundred thousand troops of the three Baltic countries!" said General William Keitel, commander of the 4th Army.
General Blomberg nodded. "In another half month, the weather will be very cold. We must capture the remaining urban areas of Ulyanovsk within half a month."
Although, Germany was prepared to fight in the cold winter before the war started. But that is a choice when there is no other choice. If possible, no German military general wants to put large-scale battles in winter. Germany and their allies cannot endure the severe cold. In that case, a large number of non-combat casualties will be caused by the cold. Therefore, General Blomberg hopes that the war will end within half a month. In that case, German military can switch to defense.
"Half a month is enough time. There are not many remaining Russian troops in Ulyanovsk. Soon, we will be able to deal with them!" General William Keitel looked confident.
"General Keitel, please keep an eye on the battle of Ulyanovsk. From now on, I will focus on the second phase of the battle." General Blomberg said with a serious face.
"Yes, Your Excellency Commander." General William Keitel replied.
The so-called second phase of operations is the second phase of Operation Barbarossa's operations. This stage will be defensive operations. The time span is from late October 1939 to March 1940. That is the winter of Russia.
In this stage, German military will switch to the defensive stage across the board. Before the cold winter comes, a solid line of defense will be built, waiting for Russians to launch a counterattack. Although, German military does not want to launch large-scale military operations in the cold winter. But if it is passive defense, it is relatively better. They can wear thick cotton clothes, hide in trenches or other fortifications, and pour artillery shells and bullets on the Russian troops attacking in the snow. In this case, the difficulty will undoubtedly be much smaller. It will also enable German military to cause greater casualties to the Russian army at the minimum cost, further wiping out the Russian army's effective forces. Create conditions for the next third phase of operations.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
German military deployed an artillery position on the outskirts of Ulyanovsk, firing continuously. One after another, the shells roared and hit Ulyanovsk. Violent explosions occurred one after another. Buildings one after another were destroyed in the explosion.
This is Heavy Artillery Brigade of German military 4th Army Corps, which is conducting a covering bombardment on Victory Square. The 72-door 210mm Heavy Howitzer fully demonstrates the power of the God of War. The entire Victory Square was turned into ruins in less than an hour. The Russian army stationed here, Infantry Division, was directly overwhelmed by artillery fire. Although, this was originally a disabled Infantry Division. But losing it all at once was undoubtedly an extremely heavy blow to the Russian army 27th Army Corps. It also caused a huge loophole to appear in the Russian army's defense line. German military 4th Army Corps was able to penetrate directly through this vulnerability.
Everyone at the Russian Northwestern Front Army also seemed to realize that the battle here seemed to be coming to an end. Therefore, they behave even more crazily. From time to time, the Russian army would explode Explosive Pack or Cluster Grenade and rush towards German military's soldiers, or even jump from buildings, in the hope of causing greater casualties to German military.
In order to end the battle as soon as possible, the German military A Army Headquarters ordered Armored Division and Mechanized Infantry Division to join the battle. In the previous battle, the three Armored Division and six Mechanized Infantry Division of German military Army Group A did not enter Ulyanovsk. This was to avoid tanks and armored vehicles suffering too much losses.
However, at this point in the war, the Russian anti-tank weapons have been almost destroyed. Their weapons against tanks and armored vehicles were reduced to suicide attacks. As long as you cooperate properly, German armored forces's losses can be completely controlled.
When German military dispatched thousands of tanks and armored vehicles to attack Ulyanovsk, this had an immediate impact on the battle. The Russian army's defense line was broken through by German armored forces one after another. Their defenses, crushed by the tracks of German military's tanks and armored vehicles, were as if they were made of paper and were easily broken through.
The battle situation became even more unfavorable for the Russian Northwestern Front Army.
"Comrade Commander, 8th Army Corps once again suffered heavy losses, and two Infantry Division were wiped out by German military. Another two Infantry Division suffered heavy losses. More than two-thirds of their positions have been lost!"
"Comrade Commander, 27th Army Corps also suffered heavy losses. If there are no reinforcements, it is estimated that all their positions will be lost in less than two days!"
Kuznetsov Admiral's face became very ugly. He knew that Russian Northwestern Front Army was now at the last moment.
"Order all ministries to continue to defend their own defenses! I have dispatched all reinforcements. Now I have no reinforcements in hand!" General Kuznetsov said helplessly.
Even the civilian staff of the headquarters took up arms and went to the battlefield. Now Northwestern Front Army is at the end of its rope. Being surrounded by German military, they could not get even the slightest support. They could only watch their troops being wiped out bit by bit by German military.
On October 8, German military had conquered the entire Ulyanovsk except Northwestern Front Army. Although the Russian officers and soldiers in the Northwestern Front Army's headquarters are still resisting tenaciously. However, there is no doubt that German military won the battle of Ulyanovsk.
In the afternoon of that day, German military 1st Armored Division dispatched a battalion to attack the headquarters of the Russian Northwestern Front Army.
Although, the Russian army's performance was very heroic. However, they were ultimately unable to save the situation.
In just two hours, German military occupied Russian Northwestern Front Army's headquarters. Kuznetsov General and others were all killed in battle. At this point, the entire Ulyanovsk has fallen into the control of German military.